Weightlifter Says He Shot Himself by Dropping Dumbbell on Bullet

Modesto police investigators were suspicious of the man's story

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A Modesto, Calif., man claims he was lifting weights when he accidentally dropped a dumbbell on a bullet and shot himself.

Updated at 10:43 AM EST on Friday, Apr 13, 2012

A California weightlifter says he accidentally shot himself by dropping a dumbbell on a bullet.

The man was wounded in the shoulder.

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He told Modesto police officers he was lifting dumbbells in his home Wednesday night when he dropped one on a .22 caliber bullet. The man's name hasn't been released.

Modesto police investigators said the man's story is suspicious, but not impossible.

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Officer Chris Adams told the Modesto Bee that impact on the rim of the bullet could have caused it to fire.